Julia Gaskill is a poet and organizer hailing from Portland, OR. Her collection, weirdo, was published through Game Over Books in 2022, and her work has appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies. She runs the poetry mic Slamlandia, co-founded the Bigfoot Poetry Festival, and was elected to the board of the Oregon Poetry Association in 2024. Find more about her at https://www.juliagaskill.com/

Jane Belinda is a queer poet and fiber artist from Portland, Oregon. They are the Director of Portland Poetry Slam and one of the co-founders of the Bigfoot Poetry Festival. They were a finalist for the 2017 Women of the World Poetry Slam, despite being non-binary and not of this world. Jane uses poetry and humor to explore the oversaturation of grief that comes with living in Late-Stage Capitalism.

Stephen Meads is a writer and thinker based out of Portland. He’s been on various teams representing Bay Area cities at national and regional tournaments, and also has done volunteer and behind the scenes work at many competitions. He has performed poetry across the United States from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, West Palm Beach, Florida, to Honolulu, Hawaii. He is one of the co-founders of Slamlandia and the Bigfoot Poetry Festival.

Brennan DeFrisco is a poet, teaching artist, editor, and arts coordinator, supporting K-12 classrooms and arts communities across the west coast. He’s been a National Poetry Slam finalist, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and assistant coordinator for the Bigfoot Poetry Festival in Portland, Oregon. He also serves as a poetry editor for Swimming with Elephants Publications. Find mor about him at https://hellapoetry.com/

Shiaian Price (known as thebathtubpoet) is a poet in Portland. Shiaian strives to show the world through poetry that love and self growth are two things women should not be afraid of. Outside of being a content creator and poet, Shiaian also hosts the poetry open mic Moment of Truth. You can find her on IG @thebathtubpoet.

Grace Hoover is a poet based in Portland, OR. She is working on a master's degree in theopoetics. She seeks to give meaning to the intangible aspects of our daily lives. She has been a volunteer coordinator for community service projects and vendor liaison for the Coupeville arts and crafts festival.